Dean Smith Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Dean Smith | | Hometown: | Emporia, KS | | High School: | Emporia | | Born: | February 28, 1931 | | Died: | February 7, 2015 | | Notes: | Basketball Hall of Fame, 4x NCAA Coach of the Year, 1982 NCAA Championship coach, 879 wins |
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This day in sports history: Michael Jordan sinks Georgetown, launches legacy as a global iconMichael Jordan finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, and the first of many legacy-defining shots. At the same time, he secured the legacy of a...
Sun Mar 29, 2020
Lucas: March 28 Flashback"Brian, you won't have time to dunk it." Those were Dean Smith's final words to his team as they left the huddle with 0.8 seconds...
Sat Mar 28, 2020
Triangle Timehop: Today in local college basketball history (March 26)
March 26, 1977: UNC beats UNLV 84-83 to advance to Dean Smith's second national title game. Carolina trailed at the half - remember, this UNC...
Thu Mar 26, 2020
Matt Doherty Relives UNC, Michael Jordan Win Over Georgetown
In UNC's 1982 title game against Georgetown, Dean Smith said, ‘We’re right where we want to be.’ When we broke the huddle, I think Coach...
Thu Mar 26, 2020
Triangle Timehop: Today in local college basketball history (March 24)
March 24, 1991: UNC beats Temple 75-72 in East Rutherford to advance to Dean Smith's first Final Four since 1982. It was dicey there at...
Tue Mar 24, 2020